Genres included: progressive rock/metal, jazz rock/fusion, heavy metal, doom metal, stoner rock/metal, sludge metal, post-rock/metal, hard rock, power metal, blues rock.. Mainly prog.

I gladly accept any recommendations you might have for me. Post them in the comments or message me.

*** = Must re-listen

- One of the best albums I've ever heard
- Close to perfection, but missing something
- A wonderful addition to any music collection
- Heard it before, but still enjoyed it; worth a try
- Good, but a key element missing that makes it below average
- Uninteresting, bland and possibly worth a try…

Genres included: progressive rock/metal, jazz rock/fusion, heavy metal, doom metal, stoner rock/metal, sludge metal, post-rock/metal, hard rock, power metal, blues rock.. Mainly prog.

A list of albums I've listened to all-the-way through and taken the time to rate each song on the album, then take into account a variety of factors including lyrical appeal and uniqueness, and come up with an 'average rating' calculated mathematically (and occasionally just based off of how I feel compared to other albums).

Albums without ratings are albums I've either yet to either listen to or rate properly.

Note about the ratings: they're rarely below…

Genres included: progressive rock/metal, jazz rock/fusion, heavy metal, hard rock, power metal, blues rock..

A list of albums I've listened to all-the-way through and taken the time to rate each song on the album, then take into account a variety of factors including lyrical appeal and uniqueness, and come up with an 'average rating' calculated mathematically.

Some albums do not have many songs, and thus their ratings are higher. I am too lazy to incorporate the # of songs into the equation, and will simply continue to average out the ratings of songs on the albums.

Note about the ratings:…

A list of albums I've listened to all-the-way through and taken the time to rate each song on the album, then take into account a variety of factors including lyrical appeal and uniqueness, and come up with an 'average rating' calculated mathematically.

Any album equal to or above my calculated rating of '4.35' is considered 'epic' by my standards. Therefore, each and every album I've ever rated as a 4.35 or higher will be included in this list. These albums can come from any decade and any genre. However, the majority of these albums will be progressive rock or heavy…

Genres included: progressive rock/metal, jazz rock/fusion, heavy metal, doom metal, stoner rock/metal, sludge metal, post-rock/metal, hard rock, power metal, blues rock.. Mainly prog rock orientated.

A list of albums I've listened to all-the-way through and taken the time to rate each song on the album, then take into account a variety of factors including lyrical appeal and uniqueness, and come up with an 'average rating' calculated mathematically.

Some albums do not have many songs, and thus their ratings are higher. I am too lazy to incorporate the # of songs into the equation, and will simply continue to average out…

A list of albums I've listened to all-the-way through and took the time to rate each song on the album, then take into account a variety of factors including lyrical appeal and uniqueness, and come up with an 'average rating' calculated mathematically.

Some albums do not have many songs, and thus their ratings are higher. I am too lazy to incorporate the # of songs into the equation, and will simply continue to average out the ratings of songs on the albums.

Note about the ratings: they're rarely below 2.50 (as most of the albums I give a listen are…

Latest Discoveries & Purchases
If you are viewing this list - please, view these at your pleasure; the albums listed here are mainly of three genres: jazz, progressive rock and heavy metal - and have any recommendations for me, please, by all means, send me a message or comment on this journal. I am running desperately low (haha, not really) on resources to discover new bands, and people's contributions are always a plus! Thanks..
Delayed due to the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. Do not fear! The list will be filled rather quickly in November. :)

60 Album discoveries.
32…

Latest Discoveries & Purchases
If you are viewing this list - please, view these at your pleasure; the albums listed here are mainly of three genres: jazz, progressive rock and heavy metal - and have any recommendations for me, please, by all means, send me a message or comment on this journal. I am running desperately low (haha, not really) on resources to discover new bands, and people's contributions are always a plus! Thanks..
107 Album discoveries.
64 Artist discoveries.


- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- Hard Rock
- Blues Rock
- Avant-Prog
- Thrash Metal
- Doom…

Latest Discoveries & Purchases
Wow, last month I hit an all-time high (in my four? months of posting my discoveries) of one hundred album discoveries! Wow! Hopefully I can continue my amazing streak of discoveries this month. As always, I am open to any recommendations, simply post here (comment), on my channel or send me a message!

4 Album discoveries.
2 Artist discoveries.


- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- Hard Rock
- Blues Rock
- Avant-Prog
- Thrash Metal
- Doom Metal
- Heavy Metal
- Power Metal
- Instrumental Metal
- Progressive Rock
- Post-Rock
- Progressive…

Latest Discoveries & Purchases
If you are viewing this list - please, view these at your pleasure; the albums listed here are mainly of three genres: jazz, progressive rock and heavy metal - and have any recommendations for me, please, by all means, send me a message or comment on this journal. I am running desperately low (haha, not really) on resources to discover new bands, and people's contributions are always a plus! Thanks..
100 Album discoveries.
64 Artist discoveries.


- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- Hard Rock
- Blues Rock
- Avant-Prog
- Thrash Metal
- Doom…